Thomas A. Pressly, Jr.:

An Inventory of his Collection

Thomas A. Pressly, Jr., educated in Virginia and Texas, was head of the architectural firm Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. A.I.A. in San Antonio. After his retirement he devoted himself to professional painting. The Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. collection consists of .5 linear feet of papers, 240 rolls of drawings (approximately 2178 sheets), 31 flat drawings, 43 photographic prints, and 7 volumes of books and serials.

"Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. was educated at Washington and
Lee University, Lexington, Virginia and the University of
Texas. From 1961-1986 he was head of the architectural
firm Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. A.I.A. in San Antonio. He
retired to Ireland as a professional painter to present.
Pressly's art is in many collections including the McNay Art
Museum, San Antonio; Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Little
Rock; San Antonio Museum of Art; Crawford Museum of
Art, Cork, Ireland; Forbes Museum, New York, and
private collections throughout the USA, Ireland,
England and France. He has been featured in American
Artist magazine and Watercolor. Pressly's many
affiliations include signature member of the National
Watercolor Society, past president of the Texas
Watercolor Society, past member of the Board of
Directors of San Antonio Arts Council, the Texas
Watercolor Society and the San Antonio Chapter of
A.I.A."

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Includes copy of the
article The watercolor page. Tom Pressly, in American Artist, September
1982; handwritten over printed biography including resume; final edited
biography including resume; handwritten preliminary biography; and a list
and descriptions of "Boats of Baltimore" series.

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Robin Longman, Editor of American Artist, about publication, May 18,
1982

Including: photocopy of 1981 biography edited for the September
1982 publication; a copy of Pressly's biography; and a photocopy of
American Artist, September 1982 set slug: Pressly caption sheets.